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Arlington, VA – Rhode Island has scheduled its hearing to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXII to the Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan; the details of that hearing are attached. The Draft Addendum proposes the use of state-by-state or regional measures to manage the 2013 black sea bass recreational fishery. The management plan…
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Review Wave 4 Recreational Data for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass (T. Kerns) — Potential Actions in the Federal Fishery Management Plan if Catch Levels Exceed Recreational Annual Catch Limits. Overview of 2013 Recreational Management Process for Black Sea Bass (T. Kerns) — Consider Initiation of an Addendum to Allow for Management Tools Other…
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 25, 2012, and was called to order at 1:00 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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Philadelphia, PA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established commercial quotas and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish for the 2013 fishing season and beyond. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters (0-3 miles from shore).…
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Summer Flounder Recreational Working Group Report — Technical Committee Report (J. McNamee). Report on Omnibus Recreational Accountability Measure Amendment (K. Rootes-Murdy). Consider Fishery Management Plan Reviews and State Compliance (K. Rootes-Murdy) Action — Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass.
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Arlington, VA – Upon review of the latest black sea bass recreational data from last year (waves 1 – 6), the Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board has modified the percent that states may liberalize their 2012 recreational management measures to achieve the 1.32 million pound (942,857 fish) harvest limit for…
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This Addendum divides the recreational black sea bass coastwide allocations into state-by-state management for 2012 only.
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Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XXII to the Fishery Management Plan. The Addendum, which applies only to black sea bass, replaces coastwide recreational management measures for the second consecutive year and attempts to again mitigate potential disproportionate impacts to some Mid-Atlantic states whose landings…
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Consider Approval of State Summer Flounder Recreational Proposals Action. Consider Approval of State Scup Recreational Proposals Action. Draft Addendum XXII for Final Approval Final Action.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Presidential Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, February 8, 2012, and was called to order at 12:12 o’clock p.m. by Chairman David Simpson.
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The Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission convened in the Wilson Ballroom of the Langham Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, November 8, 2011, and was called to order at 11:10 o’clock a.m. by Mr. Robert E. Beal.
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Wilmington, DE – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) have established the 2012 commercial quotas and recreational harvest limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Commission’s actions are final and apply to state waters. The Council will be forwarding its recommendations to NOAA’s Northeast Regional Administrator for final…
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